Starting pitching puts together a strong outing - check. Offense is unable to do anything productive against a sub-par team and starter - check. Bullpen is actually quite good, but cannot withstand the narrow one-run margin they are left to hold -check. In the end, Archie Bradley blew a save in the 12th inning that represented the Diamondbacks’ last real chance to win this game.
The Diamondbacks did not walk away with the win on Friday night, but not for lack of performance on Patrick Corbin’s part. The free agent to-be pitched five innings of one-run ball to close out his season with an 11-7 record, a 3.